Juvenile charged in North Port arson

A juvenile has been arrested and charged with burglary and arson after a smoldering fire was discovered in a home Wednesday, says the Nort Port Fire Rescue.

Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Fire Rescue received a report of a house fire on Detroit Terrace. Firefighters discovered smoke coming from the rear of the house and extinguished the fire.

The cause of the fire was determined as arson. The same house had also been vandalized in recently, according to a news release.

State and local law enforcement officials were notified and began investigating.

A juvenile was later arrested after an investigation by the North Port Police and the State Fire Marshal's Office.

The juvenile, whose name is being withheld, was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and first-degree arson, both felonies. The juvenile was transported to the Sarasota County Juvenile Assessment Center.